Overview
- .天主教 is an internationalized domain name (IDN) community gTLD string representing the word "Catholic" in Simplified Chinese (Hans).
- It was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program by the Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS), described in the source as the media and communications arm of the Vatican.
- The registry provider named in the source is ARI Registry Services.
History
- Status: Proposed (as recorded by the source).
- Applied as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; the application's Reveal Day is noted as 13 June 2012.
- Application identifier referenced in the source: 1-1311-1455.
- Classified in the source as an IDN Community gTLD in the Culture category; language entry: Chinese (Hani); translation: Catholic.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: Catholic Church entities and affiliates.
- According to the application text quoted in the source, use "may be granted at the sole discretion of the PCCS to an affiliate such as recognised dioceses, religious orders and Catholic Church-affiliated institutions."
- PCCS maintains a list of affiliates formally recognised by the Holy See that are eligible to be granted use of a Catholic IDN domain name.
Registration Rules
- The string is proposed to operate as a closed TLD.
- Eligibility and allocation decisions are to be controlled by the PCCS (sole discretion for granting use to recognised affiliates).
Notable Examples
- .天主教 is one of three IDN variants applied for by the PCCS as translations of .catholic: the Arabic .كاثوليك, the Russian .католик, and the Chinese .天主教.
Operator
Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS) (Pontifical Council for Social Communication)
Whois
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domain: 天主教
domain-ace: XN--TIQ49XQYJ
organisation: Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS) (Pontifical Council for Social Communication)
address: Via della Conciliazione 5
address: Città del Vaticano V-00120
address: Holy See (the)
contact: administrative
name: Administrative Contact
organisation: Secretaria pro Communicatione
address: Piazza Pia 3
address: Città del Vaticano V-00120
address: Holy See (the)
phone: +39 06 698 45204
fax-no: +39 06 698 45210
e-mail: administrative.catholictld@spc.va
contact: technical
name: Technical Contact
organisation: Secretaria pro Communicatione
address: Piazza Pia 3
address: Città del Vaticano V-00120
address: Holy See (the)
phone: +39 06 698 45204
fax-no: +39 06 698 45210
e-mail: technical.catholictld@spc.va
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nserver: B.NIC.XN--TIQ49XQYJ 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9
nserver: C.NIC.XN--TIQ49XQYJ 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9
nserver: X.NIC.XN--TIQ49XQYJ 156.154.172.82 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Y.NIC.XN--TIQ49XQYJ 156.154.173.82 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:1:82
nserver: Z.NIC.XN--TIQ49XQYJ 156.154.174.82 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:1:82
ds-rdata: 20710 8 2 c1fbac37a1a9b6fb9dc85ba47c7f98ad7cf2d78cbbd3cda8c93d389870616ba0
whois: whois.nic.xn--tiq49xqyj
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.pccs.va
created: 2016-11-16
changed: 2023-12-21
source: IANA
